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Tables of Contents for Control of Behaviour
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
1
4
Introduction
5
10
Biological rhythms, motivation and the control of behaviour
6
9
Summary of Chapter 1
12
1
Objectives for Chapter 1
12
1
Questions for Chapter 1
13
1
Further reading for Chapter 1
13
2
Motivation
15
32
Introduction
15
2
Internal and external factors in the control of feeding
17
9
Decision making and competition between activities
26
6
Neurons, neurotransmitters and motivation
32
5
Drug addiction
37
10
Summary of Chapter 2
41
2
Objectives for Chapter 2
43
1
Questions for Chapter 2
43
2
References for Chapter 2
45
1
Further reading for Chapter 2
45
2
Biological clocks
47
50
Introduction
47
1
Examples of circadian rhythms
48
7
Infradian and ultradian rhythms
55
1
Some properties of circadian rhythms
56
4
Understanding the circadian clock---a black box approach
60
6
The human circadian clock and the sleep/wake cycle
66
5
Circadian-rhythm-related disturbances
71
5
Generation of circadian rhythms
76
7
The pineal gland
83
5
The biochemistry of the biological clock
88
9
Summary of Chapter 3
93
1
Objectives for Chapter 3
94
1
Questions for Chapter 3
94
1
Further reading for Chapter 3
95
2
Aggression
97
42
Introduction
97
2
The causal approach to aggression
99
1
Testosterone and aggression
99
8
The brain and aggression
107
6
The function of aggression
113
4
The costs and benefits of aggression
117
5
A modelling approach to animal aggression
122
4
Asymmetric contests
126
8
Relevance of game theory to human aggression
134
5
Summary of Chapter 4
135
1
Objectives for Chapter 4
136
1
Questions for Chapter 4
136
1
References for Chapter 4
137
1
Further reading for Chapter 4
138
1
Stress
139
30
Introduction
139
4
The physiology of fight-or-flight
143
6
Stress in tree shrews
149
3
Repetitive behaviour
152
1
Stress and disease: application to human pathology
153
11
Conclusion and Summary of Chapter 5
164
5
Objectives for Chapter 5
166
1
Questions for Chapter 5
167
1
References for Chapter 5
168
1
Further reading for Chapter 5
168
1
Epilogue
169
2
Answers to questions
171
6
Glossary
177
2
Acknowledgements
179
2
Index
181